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Newspaper

Cairns Post

Location

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Date

Feb 17, 1916

Page

3

Local notices and visits mark town council week

The report lists various residents and visitors including Mr J Benson, Mr Salisbery, Mr Dillon elected mayor for a third time, and Mr W C Grime at a Harkoer Board meeting. It notes railway workshop staff changes at North toe ka and Easterby touring offices, with planned purchases along Johnmaten River route.

Iidston J. Benson Amd Barber, Semigent Bileriecom Salisbery James J. MeAlices Cares Comal Gemerany AE Dormas Dillon Mayer W. C. Grime Gormmerasey Harkoer Board D. Weir Cork Xorth Tpeka

Apprentice Clerk Promoted to Goods Clerk at Marecha Station

Mr J Forest, after five years as apprentice clerk at Atherton railway station, receives a promotion to goods clerk at Marecha railway station. The piece also promotes Stead's Throat Pastilla with soothing antiseptic claims.

J. Forest Atherton Marecha

Unclear OCR Reading on Local Event

Fragmentary text describes a Tuesday night gathering at a location named Sere cae with measurements over 35 inches and two items noted.

Fragmented OCR Note Not Recognizable

The readable text shows garbled OCR with unclear names places and actions making it impossible to extract a coherent event or facts. It mentions statistics commentators and a legal or civic context but lacks definite entities or dates.

Local Referendum Notes Mixed with City Finances

Fragmentary OCR text hints at a city discussion on pay and hiring by laborers, with Alderman Gelling pushing for favors tied to Mayoral approval. The piece mentions an election for a mayoral mover and an unnamed married individual, unclear due to damaged source.

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